Whatever the situation that needs acknowledging, creating simple rituals or more public ceremonies holds a power that is beyond words. It is not about performance or being in control, but about being in embodied presence, allowing the magic to seep in where it is needed through the spaces we create in ceremony.
At this time of heightened crisis and excessive screen use, recreating and reinstating our lost or forgotten rites of passage is an essential gateway to returning to our true nature, to nature itself, and to our Great Mother. She has called us to Earth at this time to help guide humanity back to remembrance, back to peace, and back to the heart.
Community
I also offer community moon ceremonies at my retreat space, The Hare’s Barn.
Full Moon Ceremonies
Full Moon Ceremonies are open to everybody—men, women, children, and everyone in between.
We gather together to honour all that has come into being, celebrating with gratitude the blessings and abundance present in our lives. We share music, songs, food, and community around a fire, weather permitting. (Please bring a contribution for the feast or the fire.)
Depending on the moon and those present, we may also share a guided Full Moon meditation. Together, we explore themes such as the Sun and Moon within ourselves, our feminine and masculine aspects, and enquire into which qualities may be more developed or calling for attention at this point in our lives.
In a world that often expects us to conform to rigid roles, it can be deeply empowering to contemplate these dynamics and reflect upon what we may wish to release during the descending energy of the waning moon.
Dark Moon and New Moon Ceremonies
At the Dark Moon and New Moon Ceremonies, we gather as women, for women, to remember the ancient ways when women of all ages would come together in circle, tending the sacred altar of the feminine.
We honour those in their moon time and offer support through ritual, ceremony, and embodied presence. Together, we cultivate intuitive awareness and the ancient practice of consulting the oracle.
These gatherings provide an opportunity to support one another during the lowest-energy phase of the lunar cycle—a time that can feel intense and challenging when we do not allow ourselves the space for rest, reflection, and renewal.
The Dark Moon invites us inward, offering a sacred pause in which we can reconnect with ourselves and honour the wisdom that emerges from stillness.